After months of teases, Cadillac officially announced the Lyriq-V as a 615-horsepower, high-performance electric SUV that will go on record as the “quickest” vehicle ever produced by the luxury automaker.

The first V-Series for an EV, the Lyriq-V wil be on display at Daytona this weekend. The 615-horse Lyriq-V hits 60 mph in just 3.3 seconds.

Cadillac’s V-Series model lineup has officially made the jump to the EV era. The brand’s latest entry, the 2026 Cadillac Lyriq-V, is the first all-electric model to carry the performance moniker. Delivering on the promise of its name, the Lyriq-V aims to impress by being the quickest-accelerating Caddy we’ve ever seen.

Cadillac is adding to its high-performance V-Series family with the 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ-V. The first-ever all-electric V-Series vehicle, the LYRIQ-V delivers signature performance blended with craftsmanship and technology.

Balancing both luxury and absolute EV performance, the 2026 Cadillac Lyriq-V earns its title as the fastest Cadillac ever, while also being mildly practical.

The 2026 Cadillac Lyriq-V, revealed Thursday, marks the most powerful, quickest, and most expensive version of the Lyriq EV to date. When the Lyriq-V goes into production this spring at GM's Spring Hill Manufacturing plant in Tennessee it will cost $79,990 including a destination charge of $1,395.

After initially launching in 2022, the Cadillac Lyriq seemed to finally hit a turning point in 2024 with GM addressing many of its software and battery manufacturing issues. The Lyriq closed out the year as the second best selling EV at GM just behind the Chevrolet Equinox EV with 28,